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Setbacks for coalition troops likely, warns Straw
London: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has warned as US and British troops advance on Baghdad they will face fierce resistance and could experience setbacks.
Pak-backed infiltration continues in J&K: US
Washington: Despite Pakistan's pledge to stop cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the US has said Islamabad backed militants continued with their "concerted campaign of execution-style" killings of civilians and indulged in "other forms of brutality" in the state.
UK seeks China's help to end Pak terror in India
Beijing: British Foreign Minister Jack Straw has sought China's help in ending Pakistan's continued support to cross-border terrorism in India and bring about peace and stability in South Asia.
Asian govts tighten measures to contain SARS
Bangkok: Asian governments are taking stricter measures to contain the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak, with Thailand invoking an emergency regulation authorising to quarantine suspected patients, as Hong Kong reported another death and 75 new infections of the disease that killed over 62 and infected over 1,600 globally.
All contact with Indian mission in Baghdad cut off
Dubai: All contact with the Indian Embassy in Baghdad has been cut off and there was no information on some 14 Indians living in various parts of Iraq, India's Ambassador to Iraq B B Tyagi has said.
US-led forces pound Baghdad, Karbala
Baghdad: US forces launched missiles early April 1 toward Baghdad and the city of Karbala to the South East, where circling warplanes bombed targets in the area.
Cuban airliner with 46 passengers hijacked
Havana: A man with two handgrenades is holding an airliner with 46 passengers
hostage at Havana's international airport, demanding that he be flown to Miami,
officials said.
North Korea test-fires another anti-ship missile
Tokyo: North Korea test-fired another anti-ship missile on April 1, a Japan Defence Agency spokesman said.
US report criticises Musharraf's referendum
Washington: The US State Department has criticised the national referendum through which Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf secured a mandate to extend his term and said he still continues to "dominate" the elected government.
54 coalition troops killed in last 24 hrs: Iraq
Baghdad: An Iraqi military spokesman said on March 31 that at least 54 US and
British soldiers had been killed in fighting in the previous 24 hours, most of them in the South of the country.
Pak infiltration continued throughout 2002: US
Washington: Pakistani-backed armed intruders continued their incursions into Jammu and Kashmir throughout 2002 carrying out killings and numerous Human Rights abuses, the US State Department said in its annual report for the year.
Truck explodes outside UK Embassy in Tehran
London: A pick-up truck crashed into the compound wall of the British Embassy in Tehran and exploded, killing the driver but injuring no one inside the building.
7 Iraqi women and children killed by US troops
As-Saliyah (Qatar): US troops opened fire on a civilian vehicle at a military
checkpoint in Southern Iraq, killing seven women and children and wounding two, a US military spokesman said on April 1.
India a model for peaceful coexistence: US bishop
Washington: An American bishop has praised India as a "model" for peaceful
coexistence of different communities despite occasional communal tension.
US missiles continue to pound Baghdad
Baghdad: A dozen cruise missiles slammed into Baghdad early April 1 while British and US warplanes targeted elite Republican Guards, who faced their first significant battle with US forces on the ground.
US-led forces moving closer to victory, says Bush
Philadelphia: US President George W Bush said that US-led forces fighting to disarm and topple Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein are moving closer to Baghdad, and
victory, "day by day".
US slams Pak for rampant Human Rights violations
Washington: Rampant Human Rights violations took place in Pakistan in 2002, chiefly against women and minority groups, and there were many cases of police brutality, the US State Department has said.
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